It is who has gets the require amount of delegates at the convention that will be or nominee.

[boston bean]

Last edited Fri Feb 28, 2020, 11:37 AM - Edit history (1)

It is not who has a plurality.

Each candidate has delegates.

If on first round no one reaches the threshold it goes to a second where everyone becomes unpledged.

Candidates then will direct their delegates as to who they wish to receive the delegates.

Those delegates will follow along mostly with that direction. A concensus will begin to emerge.

Then the person will have a majority and I can assure you that whoever that person is will be the nominee, and superdelegates will take their queue from that concensus no matter who it is.

Sanders supporters are focusing on wrong group of people. They need to be trying to woo delegates of other candidates.

[rzemanfl]

1. Instead they insult them and worse. n/t

[Cha]

20. +1

[rzemanfl]

21. Thank you Cha. n/t

[DanTex]

2. Correct. And hopefully the superdelegates are wise enough to respect the will of the voters.

Otherwise, the party will fracture, and Trump will get re-elected.

[Codeine]

3. If your candidate is that skilled and persuasive

then surely he can make the case and get the delegates needed, right? Easy-peasy lemon squeezy.

[DanTex]

4. He certainly has been persuading the voters, he's leading all the polls.

Hopefully the superdelegates will respect the will of the voters. But we'll see.

[Codeine]

8. Superdelegates may not be enough.

He will probably have to peel off other candidates’ delegates before they switch elsewhere. One assumes anyone capable of taking on the mantle of POTUS can handle the simple act of coalition building at a convention, yes?

You seem awfully worried that he can’t close the deal.

[DanTex]

10. We'll see! Either they respect the will of the voters, or the party will fracture.

It's weird that supporters of other candidates seem to have given up on actually trying to get more votes than Bernie. Why is that?

It's simple. If a candidate wants the nomination, go out and get people to vote for him/her!

[ehrnst]

13. "Respect the will of the voters, or the party will fracture."

So, calling for a brokered convention is calling for the "fracture of the party?" Like when a candidate who does so when "they have given up trying to get more votes" than the front runner?

“I am not a great fan of superdelegates, but their job is to take an objective look at reality. And I think the reality is that we are the stronger candidate.”

On May 29, 2016, Sanders said superdelegates had the “very grave responsibility to make sure that Trump [is not] elected president of the United States. Vote for the strongest candidate.

And even as Clinton secured the Democratic nomination the following week, Sanders continued to push for superdelegates to vote to override Clinton’s pledged delegate majority.

Told on June 7, 2016, that his superdelegate convention push would defy history and the will of the voters, Sanders said, “Defying history is what this campaign has been about.””

Bernie Sanders pushed for a contested convention in 2016. Now he wants to avoid one. Feb 27, 2020.

[ehrnst]

15. "Hopefully the superdelegates will respect the will of the voters. But we'll see."

"or the party will fracture."

“I am not a great fan of superdelegates, but their job is to take an objective look at reality. And I think the reality is that we are the stronger candidate.”

On May 29, 2016, Sanders said superdelegates had the “very grave responsibility to make sure that Trump [is not] elected president of the United States. Vote for the strongest candidate.

And even as Clinton secured the Democratic nomination the following week, Sanders continued to push for superdelegates to vote to override Clinton’s pledged delegate majority.

Told on June 7, 2016, that his superdelegate convention push would defy history and the will of the voters, Sanders said, “Defying history is what this campaign has been about.”

Bernie Sanders pushed for a contested convention in 2016. Now he wants to avoid one. Feb 27, 2020.

[Squinch]

7. It ought to be able to get to 51%! It's a revolution!

[rzemanfl]

22. Great post! I have been busy today and missed it until now. n/t

[aeromanKC]

11. Correct. 65-75% of voters do not want Bernie.

[LanternWaste]

16. It does not follow.

Your conclusion is not supported by facts at hand (not pretend-facts, not editorial, not anecdote, and not bumper stickers... I only say that as you sometimes seem to think they're all the same thing).

[showblue22]

5. If the DNC doesn't follow the rules as they currently are

There will be a revolt of moderates and Trump will be reelected.

[George II]

6. "They need to be trying to woo delegates of other candidates", not piss them off.

One thing to remember, too, is that the majority of delegates are "establishment Democrats", including many of Sanders' delegates.

As Penny aptly tells Sheldon Cooper on "Big Bang Theory", don't piss off the person who serves your food!

[Codeine]

9. He spends a career running down the Democratic Party

and then professes to be shocked that he’s not gaining their support and goodwill.

Mad political skillz right there.

[Voltaire2]

12. It who would gets had also be. NT.

[LanternWaste]

17. Framing aluminum grape jelly is not upward NT

[ehrnst]

18. ???

[ehrnst]

14. +1000.

The "my way or the highway" strategy doesn't really win friends and influence people.

An election is a popularity contest, after all.

[treestar]

19. One want so say what we had

Been hearing. I always thought it was dumb. But some deserve to hear: “Bernie has to earn my vote “